Waukesha, Wis., - GE Healthcare has announced that Sullivan Orthopedic Associates of Stoughton is the first orthopedic practice in Massachusetts to acquire GE's state-of-the-art digital X-ray technology. This new digital radiographic (DR) system, called the Definium 8000, brings a new era of orthopedic imaging that previously was only available in Boston hospitals or larger clinical settings. The new Definium 8000 is designed to streamline challenging exams with consistent and superior image quality, allowing doctors at Sullivan Orthopedic Associates to provide early diagnosis, treatment and study of musculoskeletal diseases and disorders while reducing waiting time for patients.
Ken D'Arrigo, Sullivan Orthopedic practice administrator, said, "We are thrilled with the clinical benefits of this new digital technology. The new Definium 8000 allows our staff to be more efficient, eliminate delays, provide immediate access to images within seconds, and instantly transmit to multiple locations with astonishing ease. This technology provides far superior image quality than we could attain with our standard film system."
Sullivan Orthopedics is in the process of a new technological initiative, which will include integrating its practice management system as well as electronic medical records. The new effort, expected to last 12 - 18 months, brings the clinical benefits of digital technology to orthopedic patients throughout the greater Brockton and Stoughton area.
GE Healthcare is the only imaging company with dedicated resources and a broad portfolio of products and services geared towards the orthopedic industry. GE's Orthopedic business is spread across all of its product lines including: extremity MRI, whole body MR, CT, x-ray, computed radiography (CR), billing and scheduling software, electronic medical record and PACS.
"We are proud to begin this new relationship with Sullivan Orthopedics and are eager to provide Sullivan with the best solutions for their current and future needs," said Tammy Garcia, General Manager of GE's Orthopedic Division. "Through our 'One Source One Solution' GE is committed to be a one-stop-shop of orthopedic products and services for both doctors and patients."
About Sullivan Orthopedic Associates, Inc
Started by Dr. William Sullivan in 1966, SOA has been providing excellence in Orthopedics to the greater Brockton/Stoughton community for 40 years. SOA currently staffs 5 board certified orthopedic surgeons, Drs. Vincent Iacono, Stephen C. McNeil, Simon M. Cornelissen, David S. Worman and Raymond Pavlovich. This group provides general orthopedics with sub-specialties in sports medicine, total joint replacement, complex hand & upper extremity injuries/conditions and trauma. To assist the physicians in providing comprehensive care, SOA employs 4 certified physician assistants. In addition to providing state-of-the-art digital radiography, SOA provides bone densitometry and fluoroscopic exams utilizing its mini C-Arm x-ray machine. To compliment the direct care provided by the physicians, SOA has established its own rehabilitation department, employing both physical and occupational therapists.
About GE Healthcare
GE Healthcare provides transformational medical technologies that are shaping a new age of patient care. Our expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies is helping physicians around the world develop new ways to predict, diagnose, inform and treat disease, so their patients can live their lives to the fullest.
GE Healthcare's broad range of products and services enable healthcare providers to better diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, neurological diseases, and other conditions earlier. Our vision for the future is to enable a new "early health" model of care focused on earlier diagnosis, pre-symptomatic disease detection and disease prevention.
Headquartered in the United Kingdom, GE Healthcare is a $15 billion unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Worldwide, GE Healthcare employs more than 43,000 people committed to serving healthcare professionals and their patients in more than 100 countries. For more information about GE Healthcare, visit our website at
www.gehealthcare.com.
